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Dangerous Creatures

  Some beach creatures are wonderful-like dolphins, but others are dangerous.Find out more about the dangerous ones-puffer fish, blue ringed octopus, and stingrays.The blue ringed octopus.The blue ringed octopus is not a very big creature but it is very dangerous.

  These octopuses are found all around the coast of Australia.They often lie in rock pools close to shore.The blue ringed octopus is usually a dull color but it shows its bright blue rings when it is in danger.If it is taken out of the water it is able to bite a person and poison them.If this creature bites someone they will feel numbness(麻木)around the mouth, face and neck.

Puffer Fish

  Puffer Fish are found in all Australian seas.They are very easy to catch but must not be eaten because their flesh and internal organs contain a poison.

  Anyone who does eat the flesh can become sick very quickly.They may even stop breathing.

The Blue Bottle

  The Blue Bottle is found in most Australian waters.Blue Bottles float lightly on the surface of the water but their tentacles(触须)can be as long as 10 meters.

  Blue Bottles are much less dangerous than some other jellyfish but they can give a swimmer a bad sting(刺)if the swimmer accidentally touches them.Stingrays

  There are many different kinds of stingrays in Australian waters.They usually swim and feed on bottom of the sea.Accidents can happen if people stand on them or try to pick them up.Stingrays have a sting on their tail.These stings have poison on them.If someone is stung the wound can easily become infected.

(1)

If you swim in Australian waters, you will probably ________.

[  ]

A.

be bitten by the blue ringed octopu.

B.

stop breathing because of Puffer Fish

C.

get a bad sting by the Blue Bottle

D.

be poisoned by stingrays

(2)

Which of the following is less aggressive according to the text?

[  ]

A.

The blue ringed octopus.

B.

Puffer Fish.

C.

The Blue Bottle.

D.

Stingrays.

(3)

Which is true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

All creatures along the coast of Australia are dangerous.

B.

Poisonous creatures change the body color when in danger.

C.

No accident will happen unless people touch these creatures.

D.

If people stand on the beach, accidents can happen because of the creatures.

(4)

What is the meaning of the underlined word “accidentally”?

[  ]

A.

故意地

B.

害怕地

C.

亲切地

D.

偶然地

(5)

The passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.

dangerous creatures in the sea

B.

interesting creatures in the oceans

C.

pleasant creatures in Australia

D.

big creatures in Australian waters

答案:1.C;2.B;3.C;4.D;5.A;
解析:

(1)

这是一道细节题。从四种海洋生物伤人的方式判断“如果你在水面上游泳,会被Blue Bottle”刺伤。

(2)

这是一道推断题。从Puffer Fish的特性来分析,它没有进攻性,人们只是吃了它的肉才会中毒。

(3)

这是一道判断题。四种海洋生物伤人的方式都是在接触的前提下才会发生。

(4)

词义猜测题。面对这有刺的鱼,没有谁敢去故意地触摸它,只能是不经意地、偶然地碰到它。

(5)

这是一道主旨题。综观全文,本文介绍的是“在澳大利亚沿海水域某些海洋生物会给人类造成某些伤害”。


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  Modcm inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly.Motor-cars cover a bundred miles in little more than an hour.Aireraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed.Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending.Every ycar motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving preeious seconds in handling tasks.

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(1)

The new rooucts opcome more and more time-saving beeause.

[  ]

A.

our lose e u speed uts never-ending

B.

mo is liwhcd

C.

shi pnces are increasingly high

D.

the manufacturers boast a lot

(2)

What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to?

[  ]

A.

I maginary life

B.

Simple life in the past

C.

Times of inventions

D.

Time for constant activity

(3)

What is the author's attitude towards the modem teehnology?

[  ]

A.

Critical

B.

Objective

C.

Optimistic

D.

Negative

(4)

What does the pa mge mainly diseuss?

[  ]

A.

The present and pad times

B.

Machin and human beings

C.

Imaginations and inventions

D.

Modem teehnology and its influenec

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